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| Question | Answer |
| When was the second Moroccan Crisis? | 1911 |
| Where did the Kaiser arrive 1905, and why was this a problem? | Tangir, within France's sphere of influence |
| When was the first moroccan crisis? | 1905-6 |
| Who signed the treaty of Bjorko, when and why? | Tsar and Kaiser, to draw Russians away from friendship with France, July 1905- failed |
| What did Germany gain from 2nd Moroccan crisis? | 2 strips of land in the congo but had to accept french control of morocco |
| when did Austria declare war on Serbia? | 28th July |
| Who urged resumption of Austro-Russian negotiations? | Bethman |
| When did Russia order mobilisation? | 30th July |
| When did German invade Belgium and why was this such an upset? | 3rd August, it went against their neutrality |
| Arms Race: France did what? | extended military conscription to 3 years 1913 |
| Arms Race: Russia did what? | added 500,000 men to its forces 1913 |
| Arms Race: Germany did what? | increased peacetime army by 20% 1914 |
| When was the Schlieffen Plan developed? | 1905 |
| When was the September Programme issued? | 1914 after the outbreak of war |
| When was the war council? | 1912 |
| What did Moltke say at the war council? | if they were to go to war 'The sooner the better' |
| Who did not attend the war council? | Bethmann |
| What did the Naval Law of 1900 say? | 38 battleships to be built in 20 years |
| When was the Anglo-French Entente | 1904 |
| When was the Anglo-Ruissian Entente | 1907 |
| Name 4 domestic issues | Increase of socialism: SD's = 110 seats Zabern Affair 1913 Hottentot election 1907 Daily Telegraph Affair 1908-9 |
| When was the blank cheque singed and what did it offer? | 1914 unconditionally German support to Austria in the event of war |
| When was the Dreadnought build? | 1906 |
| When were the Naval Laws? | 1900 and 1906 |
| What did Britain set aside a budget for in 1909? | to build 9 dreadnoughts |
| What was Hadlane mission? | British attempt to improve relations; german agreed to limit fleet expansion if Britain agreed to neutrality in any further european land war |
| Why did the Hadlane mission fail? | Kaisee and Tiripitz were committed to increasing size of fleet and so issued a new Naval Bill in 1912 which saw further expansion |
| When did Britain end it's splendid isolation? | 1904/1907 |
| What did Bethmann say Germany demand? | their place in the sun |
| What was the Triple Alliance? | 1882 alliance of Germany Austria and Russia |
| When were the First Balkan Wars? | 1912 |
| When did germany support Austria in another ultimatum? | Second Balkan War |
| When was the Bosnian Crisis? | 1908-9 |
| What occurred in the Bosnian crisis? | Austria annexed Bosnia |
| What part did Germany play in the Bosnian crisis? | Germany asked Russia to recognise the annexation |
| Name 4 pieces of evidenced used for the Fischer Thesis | 1) Weltpolitik 2) Blank Cheque 3) Schliefen Plan 4) War Counci 5) September Programmel |
| What was Calculated risk? | Standmann: war was a viable option to strengthen Germany's domestic and diplomatic situation |
| What was Escape Forwards? | Structuralist (Wehler): accumulation of domestic pressures e.g. budget and zabern affair meant war was the best option to distract from probes (Innenpolitik) |
| What was Defensive war argument? | Conservative: attempt to break free from pressures from diplomatic isolation and avoid encirclement |
| Name 3 challaneges to Fisher | objected portrayal of Bethmann at the central push of war Sept Prog came after war Blank Cheque similar to previous occasions War Council everyone was doing the same |
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